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Jamaat terms ban selective, Jamiat maintains silence

Since late August, the city of Leicester in England has seen violent confrontations between groups of Hindu and Muslim men. The situation escalated on September 17 when about 200 Hindu men marched through a Muslim-majority area of east Leicester. Wearing masks, hoodies and balaclavas, they chanted “Jai Shri Ram” (meaning…

Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, which marked the second day of the celebration of the Jewish New Year. They were protected by Israeli police forces, who restricted Muslim worshipers from entering the mosque. This led to violent clashes.

India’s government banned a Muslim organization for five years, accusing it of funding terrorist activities, providing armed training to its supporters and radicalizing people for anti-India activities

"[A] prisoner's right to be free from highly invasive intrusions on bodily privacy by prison employees of the opposite sex—whether on religious or privacy grounds—does not change based on a guard's transgender status."

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Al-Qaradawi, who died on Monday aged 96, was a leading voice in the Muslim world, in religion and in politics.

Egyptian-born cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, who was based in Qatar, died on Monday, according to a post on his official Twitter account. Qaradawi was considered an icon and a spiritual guide to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is classified as a terrorist group in Egypt. He rose among the group’s ranks…

An interesting article here at Reason by Robby Soave; I don't know anything else about the controversy, so I can't vouch for it, but I've generally liked Soave's work, and thought it was worth pointing to. I'd be glad to point to thoughtful contrary views, if our readers recommend them.…